Golden Globes 2014: Five best (not all boozy) moments

By Randy Myers, Mercury News

Posted:
01/13/2014 06:58:30 AM CST

Diane Keaton talking with poise and eloquence about her admiration and love for Woody Allen. Jim Carrey's hilarious Shia LaBeouf put-down. And Jacqueline Bisset's speechless arrival at the podium and then rambling, ambling thank you speech.

All these moments made this year's Golden Globes a boozy treat to watch.

Here are our five favorite moments from the night:

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The opening: Hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler caught comic fire from the start and stayed hot throughout the night. The dynamic duo delivered one zinger after another, including a hilarious bit that skewered George Clooney's track record of dating younger women. Their best laughes, however, came courtesy of “Enough Said's” always game Julia Louis-Dreyfus — who vamped it up as a snooty star wearing sunglassses and smoking an e-cigarettes, who ditched her lowly TV star friends to cozy up at the movie table.

Lost in the translation: In his humble acceptance speech for winning best motion picture director, “Gravity's” Alonso Cuaron sent us into orbit, relating an exchange with star Sandra Bullock. At one point, the Mexican filmmaker intended to tell the Oscar-winning actress that he was going to give her an earpiece. Instead, out came these words: “I am going to give you herpes.” Oops!

Emma Thompson doing anything and everything: Whether she was coming on stage with a martini in one hand and her shoes dangling in the other, yukking it up in the crowd or standing up to applaud the real Philomena, Thompson seemed to be having once heckuva good time. The “Saving Mr. Banks” star didn't win an award, but she did win our hearts.

That Amy Adams speech: Is there any other actress who's so genuine, likeable and vulnerable than the “American Hustle” star? Adams gave one of the most heartfelt speeches of the night, and ended it with a touching honor — talking about how how her daughter has helped her cast aside her fear. Pass the Kleenex, please.

Prompter Problems: “The Wolf of Wall Street” costars Jonah Hill and Margot Robbie discovered the joys of live TV when someone put up the wrong words on the Teleprompter for them to read. Rather than pull a Michael Bay and exit stage left, they stayed put and joked — very nervously — about it. Robbie was a wreck, and immediately we all fell in love with her.

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